ABSTRACT
The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques to study mental health and disease began in the 1990s. A relative newcomer in the history of mental health research, functional neuroimaging has nevertheless made a significant impact in dozens of disciplines in a short amount of time. Researchers in every major mental health and developmental field–from normal adolescent development to schizophrenia to autism to memory–use neuroimaging to advance their understanding of their condition of interest, specifically by identifying the neural mechanisms at work. The field of psychopathy has seen a rapid growth in the use of neuroimaging to understand the condition.
